De or het prins?
de prins
prince
/prɪns/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de prins
- Plural (meervoud)
- de prinsen
- Diminutive
- het prinsje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de prins is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de prinsen whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het prinsje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze prins | deze prinsen |
| that, those | die prins | die prinsen |
| which (the … that) | de prins die … | de prinsen die … |
| our | onze prins | onze prinsen |
Meaning in English
- prince
Remember prins with Spreek
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